Machinery Orders in March, 2014 and Forecast for Apr.- Jun. 2014

Results

The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan
increased by 4.0% in March from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
In January-March period it rose by 4.3% compared with the previous quarter.
Private-sector machinery orders, excluding volatile ones for ships and
those from electric power companies, increased a seasonally adjusted by 19.1% in March,
and showed increase by 4.2% in January-March period.

In the April-June period the total amount of machinery orders was forecasted
to increase by 21.3% and private-sector orders, excluding volatile ones, were forecasted
to rise by 0.4% from the previous quarter respectively. This forecast was basically
made by summing up the figures from 280 machinery manufacturers.

In 2013 Fiscal Year the total amount of machinery orders increased by 13.0%. Also private-sector orders,
excluding volatile ones, rose by 11.5%.